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Farmers battle drought through biodiesel made from cotton waste

The biodiesel is manufactured by crushing cotton seeds separated from cotton bales during ginning.

Recent years have been particularly tough on Kenyan farmers. The country has endured three consecutive seasons of below-average rainfall.

Last year, the government declared a national drought emergency for 23 of the country’s 47 counties; 13 are under drought emergency so far this year. This erratic rainfall is part of the reason nearly three million Kenyans are food insecure.

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